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Which planet has a longer period of rotation?
Jupiter or Saturn?
Saturn
What surface temperature and color is VEGA?
10,000 K / white
What minerals are presents in Glens Falls?
Cement
Which mineral has a lower cooling temperature?
Pyroxene or Potassium Feldspar
Potassium feldspar
Is the California current a cold or warm front?
Cold
What is the wavelength for a Yellow visual spectrum?
5.3 x10^2 - 5.8 x 10^2
What stages goes a star pass going from Massive Star to Star forming Nebula
Massive Star, Red supergiant, supernova, star forming nebula
What is the depth of the mantle?
2900 km
Name two felsic minerals
rhyolite
Granite
What is the altitude of the tropopause?
9km 32,000 ft
How long does it take Helium to become carbon?
7 x10^5 years
What fossils can be found during Cambrian Period?
Cryptozoon, Lingulella. Plethopeltis
What is the density of the inner core ?
12.8-13.1 g/cm^3
What is the mineral makeup of Peridotite?
Olivine
Pyroxene
Calcium rich plagioclase feldspar
Describe the mineral: Kyanite
Non matallic
harder than glass
cleavage- perfect in two directions
blue blades
light blue
hardness 4.5-5
Do microwaves or Ultraviolet have a higher Frequency?
Ultraviolet
When did Pangea begin to break up ?
201 Millions years ago
What happens when an oceanic plate and continental plate collide?
ridge, volcano, fault
What happens to magma when it cools?
becomes an igneous rock
Name the mineral:
non metallic , softer than glass, cleavage in 2 directions at 90 degrees
Wollastonite
What Spectral Class is Wolf 359
M
What period was the bedrock in the Catskills from? and what rocks are they?
Devorian - Limestones, shale, sandstone, dolstones
What type of plate boundary is present at the Nazca and pacific plate ?
Divergent
What is the parent isotope of Lead-206?
Uranium-238
What is the New york state fossile>
Eurypterus Remipes